BNP leaders visit injured students at DMCH

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, along with other party members, visited Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday to see the students injured during the recent anti-discrimination movement.

During his visit, Rizvi said a vested group is conspiring to create a destabilized situation in the country following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.

During his visit, Rizvi inquired about the condition of the injured students and provided financial assistance to support their treatment.

Many of the patients, who sustained serious injuries from gunshots during the movement, are in significant pain.

Some were shot in the hand, others in the leg or stomach, and many are left lying on the ward floors due to a lack of hospital beds.

Their families are deeply worried about the future of these young patients, with doctors warning that recovery will be a long and challenging process.

After meeting with the injured students, Rizvi strongly criticized the actions of the recently ousted Awami League government.

He said: “The members of the Awami League government are plotting in various ways. They are attacking the houses of minorities, committing robberies and trying to destabilize the country.”

He added none of the agitators including BNP are attacking the minorities. Awami terrorists are doing all the misdeeds.”

During the visit, it was seen observed that wards 101, 102, and 103 of the hospital were crowded with injured and shot patients, most of whom had been participating in the movement.

Among them was 18-year-old Al Amin from Munshiganj district, an HSC first-year student at Gazaria Government College.

Al Amin, who had been actively involved in the anti-discrimination movement since its inception, was shot in the stomach on August 5 during a clash in the Ghazaria area.

Despite the doctors' efforts, the bullet remains lodged in his body. His father, Salahuddin, expressed doubts about his son's recovery, noting that they have already spent a significant amount of money on his treatment, and doctors have advised that long-term care will be necessary.

According to a source at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, more than 300 people injured by gunfire have been admitted so far.

The condition of many remains critical, and their safety cannot be guaranteed.

Seventeen-year-old Safayet Islam is one of those being treated in ward 102. He was shot in the stomach, and his chest bone was fractured. His mother, Sumna Begum, is filled with anxiety, stating, "I don’t know what will happen to my son. Only God knows if he will recover."

After the visit, BNP leader Rizvi expressed full support for the statement made by the chief adviser.

“Despite facing difficulties, the students forced the dictatorship to resign. Many have lost their lives in the movement, and many others remain in critical condition due to their injuries. We wish them a speedy recovery,” he added.

BNP Health Affairs Secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam, Co-operative Affairs Secretary Mahmudur Rahman Sumon, Professor Saiful Islam, and other doctors from Dhaka Medical College were present during the visit.